Restricting the generation of surplus funds from traffic contraventions

From:: Department for Transport
Published: 17 March 2024
Last updated: 30 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Analysis of 'Restricting the generation of surplus funds from traffic contraventions' call for evidence

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Detail of outcome

A total of 4,787 unique responses were received. This report summarises the responses.

Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeks views on how to restrict the ability of local authorities to generate surplus funds from penalty charge notices.

This call for evidence ran from
17 March 2024 to 11:59pm on 25 May 2024

Call for evidence description

In the Plan for Drivers, the Secretary of State for Transport announced action to address concerns about councils generating surpluses from issuing penalty charge notices (PCNs) for contraventions of moving traffic restrictions including:

no entry
no left or right turn
prohibited vehicles
unlawful entry into box junctions
driving in mandatory cycle lanes

These enforcement powers help free up police time while helping councils to reduce traffic congestion. However, enforcement should be undertaken proportionately and not used as a means to raise revenue.

This call for evidence aims to:

gather evidence of current practice to inform possible policy proposals
explore options for restricting a local authority’s ability to generate surpluses from traffic contraventions

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